Welcoming our new professor dr. Binod Paudyal.
Read MoreThe 2020-2021 AAST Annual Report is now available!
Read MoreAAST Affiliate Faculty, Dr. Cixin Wang co-facilitated a workshop on suicide prevention along with Dr. Nikita Rodrigues and Mazneen Havewala, UMD Counseling, Higher Education and Special Education graduate student.
Read MoreOn June 15, 2021, Professor Janelle Wong is featured in an NBC News article titled, “Viral images show people of color as anti-Asian perpetrators. That misses the big picture”.
Read MoreFor this semester-long project, students selected an Asian American figure (e.g., civil leader, community organizer, artist, actress/actor, musician, athlete, poet, academic scholar, etc.) who has made a significant contribution to promoting the wellness of the Asian American and/or Asian immigrant communities in the United States.
Read MoreJoin the School of Public Health and campus partners for a conversation on confronting anti-Asian rhetoric and violence and discussing how we can support our Asian and Asian American colleagues, neighbors and community members.
Asian American Student Union (AASU) leaders, Patrick Peralta and Sagar Matharu, are featured in the Washington Post article, “A mental health crisis was unraveling on college campuses. The pandemic has made it worse.”
Read MoreThe Asian American Studies Program faculty and staff are horrified and heartbroken over the murder of eight people, six of whom were Asian American women, in Georgia on March 16, 2021. Our hearts are with the families and loved ones of those killed.
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